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Kansas considers limits on economic activity with China and other 'countries of concern'
Read full article: Kansas considers limits on economic activity with China and other 'countries of concern'Republican legislators in Kansas have advanced proposals to limit the state's involvement with individuals and companies from China and other U.S. adversaries.
In the Kansas House, when lobbyists ask for new laws, their names go on the bills
Read full article: In the Kansas House, when lobbyists ask for new laws, their names go on the billsThe Kansas House has taken an unusual step this year to add transparency to its legislating and make it easier for the general public to know who's pushing what.
Amid US TikTok bans, a few balk at writing its name into law
Read full article: Amid US TikTok bans, a few balk at writing its name into lawBanning TikTok from government devices enjoys bipartsan support across the U.S. But a few Democratic legislators in Kansas object to expanding a ban imposed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly because they don’t want a state law to target a company by name.
Kansas lawmaker's remarks about trans colleague cause furor
Read full article: Kansas lawmaker's remarks about trans colleague cause furorLGBTQ-rights advocates are calling for a Kansas state lawmaker to be formally censured after she said she didn't want to share the women’s restrooms at the Statehouse with a transgender colleague.
Kansas House member arrested after incident at public school
Read full article: Kansas House member arrested after incident at public schoolA Kansas House member was arrested for possible misdemeanor battery in what authorities said Friday was an incident involving a student while he was substitute teaching at a public school in his hometown.
The Latest: Wyoming governor sticks with ending mask mandate
Read full article: The Latest: Wyoming governor sticks with ending mask mandate— Wyoming’s governor is rejecting a call by President Joe Biden for states to reimpose mask orders in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Coronavirus cases nationwide are on the rise, but infections in Wyoming have fallen off sharply since December. Tribal health officials said that the United Kingdom strain was confirmed in a sample obtained in the western part of the reservation. State health officials on Monday announced more than 1 million people in the state, about 17% of Wisconsin’s population, have completed their vaccination cycles. AdThe COVID-related hospitalizations dropped to 549 on Monday, far below the pandemic record of 5,082 on Jan. 11, according to the state’s pandemic dashboard.